The James Boyd shooting and Albuquerque police's use of force will likely be the only topics covered at Monday's City Council meeting.

Hundreds are expected to flood the council chambers to speak about the officer-involved shooting of Boyd, a homeless camper killed a few weeks ago.

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Action 7 News spoke to City Council president Ken Sanchez and City councilor Brad Winter about how they're preparing for the crowd. City Council will extend public comment for hours, and it could stretch into Tuesday morning.

Winter said the agenda will be practically wiped clean to fit in public comment. The councilors said they extended public comment to hear any and all ideas people may have when it comes to reforming the Albuquerque Police Department.

"It's going to be a little different. We are planning on a lot of folks attending," Winter said. "In light of everything that's happened, the City Council is looking on how they can get involved, what they can do to help with this issue."

After last week's contentious protest, Sanchez said Monday's meeting would be a safe forum for the community to speak out.

"Every member of the public has an opportunity to voice their opinion, give their opinion, and we can come up with some constructive dialogue," Sanchez said.

Winter said one item that needs to be discussed is the Police Oversight Commission and its effectiveness.

"We have to do something drastic because it has not worked," Winter said.

Winter didn’t know if security would be heightened at Monday's meeting. He did say that the fire marshal would be monitoring the crowd and moving people to a conference room to watch a live broadcast of the meeting if need be.

The families of victims of police-involved shootings plan to deliver a list of 14 demands to the council, all having to do with reforming APD.